Focus On Me.

the neighbor.

Months pass by and Ethan and Erik have been a couple since,no sign of Leo has been made in these couple of months.
I get out of the store with the groceries i just bought,i wanna try to cook something new..i hope Ethan likes it. On my way home i was stopped by a man..he looked familiar.
Man: Hey,arent you Erik?
Erik: Yes sir,that's me,anything i can help with?
Man: We're neighbors..i live next to your door.
Erik: Oh! i knew you looked so familiar,youre the one who greets me every morning!
Neighbor: yes..thats me. If you dont mind me asking,what happened with..Ethan and Leo?
Erik: oh you know about that?
Neighbor: nope,thats why im asking you.
Erik: Leo tried to..kill him,he tried to shoot Ethan.
Neighbor: i..dont think thats what happened..
Erik: what? what do you mean by that,sir?
Neighbor: im in a rush right now but all i can say is..check the cctv footage..the owner of the building has it and you can go watch it,stay safe kid.
Erik: oh i know thats what happened,I know Ethan really good!
Neighbor: trust me..
Erik: no thank you but have a good evening!
I leave and go to the apartment.. I cook for Ethan and when he comes back from work,we're both at the dinner table..
Erik: The neighbor told me that what happened in between you and Leo was all a lie,like..he said he didnt try to kill you or something.
Ethan gets visibly anxious and panicked.
Ethan: HUH? What?? oh no way,hes just dumb dont listen to him..dont DONT listen to him Erik.
I think nothing of his panicked behavior..we continue on with eating and then we both head to sleep.
  4:30 am..Light gets through my eyelids and wakes me up. Whats going on??.. i can see the hallway and how the front door was open,i get up to go check it out,realizing Ethan was no longer sleeping next to me. I find him on the building hallway..scrubbing the floor right in front of that neighbors door..?
Erik: what are you doing?..
Ethan flinches.
Ethan: Another neighbor fell down and spilled something plus they got injured by the fall..i had to help them,they were in pain and their groans woke me up..just go back inside, sweetie.
Erik: ..okay.
Something about this is..off,who would be out so late..why would he even help that person..hes usually a mean guy.
                   Ethans pov
I was so close to getting caught by my beloved partner..i cant let him find out about this..so i had to kill the neighbor, i wouldnt risk for my baby to find out such things. After i made sure Erik fell back asleep..i put the neighbors body in the back of my car and found the nearest lake in which i threw his dead body. Does he think he can take away my boy? no fucking chance. Erik is all i need..hes mine,hes mine forever.